Tag: chibok girls
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Seven years after abduction, FG says Chibok girls, Leah Sharibu, others not forgotten
The Federal Government on Wednesday said Leah Sharibu, Chibok girls, and others in captivity of Boko Haram insurgents are not forgotten. It assured plans were ongoing to rescue them from their captors and prevent further kidnap of students from schools across the country. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that seven years ago, 276 girls were abducted from…
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Take responsibility for Chibok Girls’ continued ordeal, CAFA tells Ezekwesili
The Coalition Against Fake Activists(CAFA) has told Nigerians to hold one of the conveners of the BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) group, Oby Ezekwesili, responsible for the continued abduction of the Chibok Girls. On April 14 2014, scores of female students were kidnapped from a Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State by Boko Haram…
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After Six Years in Captivity, Government is intentionally negligent, parents of abducted Chibok girls lament
Parents of the remaining 112 abducted school girls of government secondary school Chibok Borno state said the Nigerian government have neglected them. Yesterday, Monday April 14 makes it exactly six years since the Boko Haram insurgents whisked away the girls numbering 276. 57 of the girls however escaped while 107 of the girl were released…
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Chibok abduction: BBOG marks 2,000 days, demands girls’ release
The #BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) movement has marked the 2000th day of the Chibok girls’ abduction by terrorist group Boko Haram with a call on the Federal Government to step up efforts to free the remaining hostages. BBOG members converged at the Falomo Roundabout, Ikoyi, Lagos in a sit out in honour of the girls and others,…
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You’re a serial liar, Jonathan blasts ex-British PM, David Cameron over fresh claims on Chibok Girls
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday swiftly responded to claims by a former British Prime Minister David Cameron that he (Jonathan’s government) sabotaged efforts by the British and other governments around the world to help free some kidnapped school girls in Chibok, Borno State in 2014. Recall that the abduction, which took place on April…
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How Jonathan stopped us from rescuing kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls in 2014 – Ex-British PM David Cameron
David Cameron, former British prime minister, has alleged that ex-President Goodluck Jonathan did not give enough support to Britain during the abduction of 274 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno state. The abduction, which took place on April 14, 2014, had sparked a global outrage following which the international community offered to assist Nigeria. In ‘For The…
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Presidency reacts to ex-CNN broadcaster’s book on Chibok girls
The Presidency has welcomed with reservations a new book titled “Beneath The Tamarind Tree”, written about the kidnapping of 270 Chibok school girls, by Isha Sesay, the ex-CNN broadcaster and now a Child Rights activist. A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Monday, however,…
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Army still searching for Chibok girls – Buratai
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Monday said the search for the remaining abducted Chibok girls was still on. He however said activities of Boko Haram have been confined to Lake Chad region and fringes of Sambisa forest. Buratai spoke while delivering the maiden lecture of the Centre for Contemporary Security Affairs…
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Buhari expresses hope of Chibok girls return five years after abduction
President Muhammadu Buhari says his promise to ensure the release of Leah Sharibu and the remaining Chibok girls in captivity of Boko Haram remains valid and will be fulfilled. The President renewed the pledge in a message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, to mark the fifth anniversary of…